In the year the coronavirus pandemic began, general government debt in Germany as defined in the Maastricht Treaty was up by €275 billion to €2.332 trillion. By contrast, debt had been repaid in preceding years on the whole.

Every four years, the Executive Board of the Bundesbank adopts a new strategy. Here you will find the principles of Strategy 2024 as well as the Bank's mission statement, which serves as a long-term orientation framework and forms the basis for the medium-term strategy.

Das Gerücht geistert immer mal wieder durch die Social-Media-Kanäle: Soll Bargeld irgendwann abgeschafft werden? In dieser neuen Folge Finance Flash widmet sich Yannick dieser Frage. Fakt ist, immer mehr Menschen bezahlen mit der Karte oder dem Smartphone. Aber bedeutet das, Bargeld wird weniger wichtig?

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has released its latest report, entitled “Adapting central bank operations to a hotter world”, which outlines specific options available to central banks to factor climate-related risks into their monetary policy operations. Bundesbank Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer called the report a milestone.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen und jener für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte blieben mit 1,48 % bzw. 1,31 % weitgehend unverändert.